December 28, 2010

For a visa to the USA you may need a Visa Waver which you have to do online. Or get a visa from an embassy.
Border officials may require evidence of $400 per week, onward ticket, obligations at home(children, jobs etc).
http://wikiski.com/wiki/index.php/Skiing_USA_on_a_Budget
Greyhound go from Las Vegas to Reno. $77 – greyhound.com
autotourusa.com
rentawreck.com
carrentalexpress.com
http://www.hostelhandbook.com/usa/index.htm

Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley Season Pass before May 9th = $369
http://www.squaw.com/season-pass

Season Pass is $799 before October 1st, and for $999 thereafter. The Millennium Pass can be purchased for $575 before October 1, 2010. It is good for 70 days of skiing at Taos.
Abominable Snowmansion Skiers Hostel – Taos Ski Valley Road, Arroyo Seco. http://www.snowmansion.com/winterrates.html

Schweitzer Ski Resort

http://www.schweitzer.com/ – Season pass $699 until end of october.
Sandpoint is the town nearby.
http://www2.cdapress.com/classifieds/rentals_furnished/apartments/

Revelstoke
The town is 6 kilometers away.
Season Pass is $612 before June 25th, $699 till October 1.
SameSun – $25
Poppi’s ~$35
http://secure.bcclassified.com/bluefin.cmp?cPath=16000&cstr=Rental&sfid=1055 (Revelstoke Times Review)
http://www.thestoke.ca/list
http://vernon.kijiji.ca/f-housing-W0QQCatIdZ34
Craigslist Kamloops. http://kamloops.en.craigslist.ca/
place a “seeking accomodation” ad on TheStoke website, as well as in Kijiji Vernon and Craigslist Kamloops.

Rossland
Mountain Shadow Hostel (mshostel.com) ~$20
http://cranbrook.en.craigslist.ca/
Is near Red Mountain Ski Resort. http://www.redresort.com/ – Season pass $832 until october 30th.
Other nearby towns are 3K, Trail. Rossland is a small town so there is not much accommodation for season.
Maybe Rossland is a small town and there is not much accommodation. ??